Gas-burner.



No.64|,549. Patented Jan. l6, I900. T. E. RUSS & N. B. VOLZ.

GAS a u an E B. (Application filed Aug. 23, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS E. ROSS AND NIOHOLAUS B. VOLZ, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

GAS-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 641,549, dated January 16, 1900.

Application filed August 23, 1899. Serial No. 728,164. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS E. Ross and ,NICHOLAUS B. VOLZ, citizens of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gas- Burners; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to the class of gasburners employed for burning either artificial or natural gas for heating in open-front stoves and in fireplaces; and it consists in a burner composed of non-combustible fibrous material constructed in a new and novel manner and form, whereby warping is prevented and whereby the gas is utilized most economically and effectively at low pressure; and the invention consists, further, in the parts and combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view showing particularly the front of the foundation and distributing-pipes; Fig. 2, a perspective view showing the back of the foundation and the supply-pipe; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the foundation of the burner; Fig. 4, a central vertical sectional view taken transversely of the distributing-pipes; Fig. 5, a horizontal sectional view central through one of the distributing-pipes; Fig. 6, a fragmentary enlarged view similar to Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 a side elevation of the complete burner.

Similar letters of reference in the several fig ures of the drawings designate similar parts.

In practically carrying out our invention we employ fibrous material that is not affected injuriously by heat, such as asbestos in its various forms, so as to provide against warping of the parts thereof which are subject to contact with the fire or with the direct heat therefrom. A foundation A is formed of suitable dimensions and preferably rectangular in shape and of sufficient thickness to support the distributing and burner pipes G and tufting G and is suitably made of sheet asbestos. It is provided with a suitable number of circular apertures h, through which the nipples E project from thesupply-pipe B, which extends at the back I) of the foundation, centrally from bottom to top or nearly thereto, the pipe 13 being closed at the top and attached to the foundation in a suitable manner, as by means of staples f. The botprojecting from one side to a uniform distance, so as to extend slightly through the apertures h with which they register, so as to form separate ducts between the pipe B and the several distributing-pipes O. The pipe B and nipples E may be metallic, as they are not exposed to an injurious degree of heat.

The distributing-pipes O are tubular and are suitably made of sheet-asbestos laminated and glued together by means of asbestos glue, or they may be molded from asbestos wool, and each has a central aperture h at one side adapted to be pierced by the projecting end of a nipple, and at the opposite side or front is a row of closely-spaced minute apertures D, through which the gas is emitted in small jets and with a gentle force. These pipes G are essentially the burners and are set horizontally on the front a of the foundation A and are secured thereto by means of small cleats e, formed of strips of sheet-asbestos and attached by means of asbestos glue. A packing F, of asbestos, is placed around the nipples E against the back of the pipes C to form a tight joint, although a slight leak thick layer of tufting G, composed of asbestos wool loosely piled and secured by means of asbestos glue, so that the gas emerging from the orifices or the apertures 1) escapes to the surface, as at D, through the loose fibrous substance, and when afiame spreads, as at I, substantially over the whole front surface of the tufting, thus throwing off the greatest amount of heat with the consumption of the least amount of gas, which is particularly advantageous in the use of natural gas when at a low pressure, as is usual in the winter season.

In setting the burner for use it is preferable that it be approximately perpendicular, as shown in Fig. 7, but it may also incline somewhat, so as to lean at the top either forward or backward. It is light in weight, cheaply constructed, and practically indestructible in proper use, and therefore economical.

Having thus described .our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A gas-burner consisting of a foundation composed of fibrous material whereby warping is prevented, a series of distributing-pipes secured horizontally at the front of the foundation and composed of fibrous material, and a supply-pipe at the back of the foundation provided with a series of nipples extending through perforations in the foundation and connected to the distributing-pipes.

2. A gas-burner consisting of a verticalsupply-pipe provided with nipples projecting at a right angle from one side thereof, a foundation secured to the supply-pipe and composed of fibrous non-combustible material whereby the foundation and the supply-pipe are prevented fronl warping by heat and provided with a series of perforations registering with the nipples projecting from the supply-pipe, distributing-pipes composed of non-combustible fibrous material secured horizontally at the opposite side of the foundation and connected to the nipples projecting from the supply-pipe whereby warping of the distributingpipes by the heat is prevented, the distributing-pipes being supplied with perforations for the escape of gaseous fluid.

A gas-burner consisting of a perforated foundation between the distributing-pipes.

4. A gas-burner comprising a supply-pipe, a substantially rectangular perforated foundation composed of fibrous material whereby warping is prevented and situate at the front of the supply-pipe, nipples attached to the supply-pipe and extending through the perforations in the foundation, and perforated distributing-pipes at the front of the foundation and connected to the nipples extending therethrough.

5. A gas-burner having a supply-pipe and a foundation at the front of the supply-pipe and provided with distributing-pipes at the front of the foundation and composed of laminated fibrous material glued together whereby warping and erodation are prevented, and communicating with the supply-pipe.

6. In a gas-burner, the combination of the foundation provided with a central row of perforations, the supply-pipe secured to the back of the foundation and provided with a series of pipe-nipples projecting through said perforations, the distributing-pipes secured to the front of the foundation and provided each with minute perforations at one side and at the opposite side thereof with a perforation in which is entered one of said pipe-nipples, and'the layer of fibrous substance covering the front of the foundation and the unattached portions of the distributing-pipes.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS E. ROSS. NIOHOLAUS B. VOLZ. iVitnesses:

WM. H. PAYNE, E. T. SILvIUs. 

